The Switch

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He is truly changed from the inside out, and I was delighted with the complexity of his personality. Anthony Horowitz very kindly agreed to the cutting of the ribbon for the opening and what a day it was. He has won numerous awards, including the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award, the Children's Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards, and the Red House Children's Book Award. Going to bed as wealthy Tad and waking up as the poor and criminally inclined Bob is a shock to him but he does a better job of blending in than Bob does as Tad.

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Chainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied. The preface that suggested that the author took the inspiration for the parents in this book from his own real life shook me up a little. His first thought was how fat this boy was, how arrogant he looked with his puffed-out cheeks and slicked-back hair. A boy's casual wish leads him into a dark and mysterious world in this adventure from the creator of Alex Rider.Switch is about two boys who both wish to be a different person, one due to being very poor and having irresponsible, unkind parents, and one because his wealthy parents won’t allow him to go to a specific theme park. In the end, he exposes his parents for what they really are, and Tad and Bob are linked in a way that they would never have dreamed possible. I thought it would be your regular "Freaky Friday" body-swap thing with the pathetic rich kid having to learn how to live without his precious wealth. Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic. The parents are painted as heartless and cruel to a degree that belies belief, but cannot be said to be completely untrue or impossible an occurrence in the real world.

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Voice actor Kinnear sounds playfully peevish and impatient when portraying the narrator of Horowitz’s hugely entertaining whodunit, adding to the novel’s sense of fun. Alex Rider, ""the world's only teenaged secret agent,"" embarks on a third adventure in Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz. Rain is everywhere in the run down theme park My LEAST favourite part is when they go in the mirror maze and almost get themselves KILLED. I like to leave the kids on a cliffhanger so they want to come back for more- this book had SO many opportunities to do this. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.Anthony has written over 50 books, including the bestselling Alex Rider teen spy series, which is estimated to have sold 21 million copies worldwide and has been filmed for TV, and the thrilling fantasy-adventure series, The Power of Five.

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Spinning an action-packed story, Horowitz also slyly tosses in some pretty deep questions about life. But Tad discovers he's there for a reason when he begins to untangle a secret that could reveal an enemy no one could have imagined . As a result, it was a light and enjoyable read that also delivered some important lessons without coming across as heavy-handed. When the two switch places in a magical swap, Tad must learn to survive on the streets, and Bob discovers that being rich isn't always as good as it sounds. The next morning he wakes up as Bob Snarby, trapped in a cruel and squalid funfair world inhabited by hopeless criminals, mysterious fortune tellers and - worst of all - the murderous Finn.Short and well written, although I think there are quite a few Brit-centric references that may puzzle Aussie kids.

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But, as Alex draws near, Scorpia is planning a huge operation which will destroy the British and Ame. In the second book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex is sent by MI6 to infiltrate the exclusive Point Blanc Academy. It's not long before he senses that there's something wrong with his guardian - and with the whole village. The palpably engaging and whip-smart characterization ensures that the charisma and camaraderie run high among those working on the production. Spoiled 13-year-old Thomas Arnold David—Tad—is like a large, contented cat curled up in the lap of luxury—until his parents deny him something he wants.When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. In 'The Switch', Tad Spencer is a spoiled brat who leads a life of luxury thanks to his father's highly successful beauty business. My favourite part is when he gets his body switched over because of a wishing star that turns green and he wakes up as Bob.